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Archeologists found what they believe to be the world's oldest bra (pictured above) in an
Austrian castle, created between 1390 and 1485. That pushes the
earliest date for this kind of underwear back about 500 years. And FYI,
these very old bras are referred to as "breastbags."[via Jezebel] 
We love this "doomsday collection" from Central Saint Martins grad Minki Cheng. Cheng used waterproof, heat-proof and radiation-proof fabrics, and the clothes feature plastic fur, translucent scales and all manner of crazy things. [via Dezeen] 
Fashion illustrator Richard Haines will be illustrating a limited-edition line of t-shirts for Prada! [via Fashionista] Get More: MTV House Of Style
See Joan Smalls visit Laura Jane Grace -- the trans rocker and lead singer of punk band Against Me! -- for House of Style 2.0. We love her dialogue with Smalls and would kill for her old Dead Kennedys t-shirt. [via The Cut]
Renzo Russo, chief of Diesel, bought a majority stake in Marni and hopes to increase its sales dramatically without overturning the company. [via WWD] Love the newest installment of Model Files, the satiric reality show which follows casting director "Preston" as he does his fashion thing. See the models get in the holiday spirit and generally get weirded out. [via VFILES]
At this point most of us have noticed the "Cash Rules Everything Around Me" in the East Village. JvdF has collaborated with Faust, maker of said mural, on a new line of iPhone cases which feature the cynical catch phrase. The cases are hand-graffitied and all profits will be donated to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. [via Press Release] 
German label A Kind of Guise exposed a batch of denim to any and all weather conditions at a nearby lake for 90 days before making them into denim shirts. We want all of them! [via Selectism]